KnowraNika riotsLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Nika riots, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 4Related 8Byzantine EmpireRelated: The revolt nearly toppled Justinian and prompted a decisive imperial response.Justinian IRelated: The revolt tested Justinian’s hold on power and preceded his rebuilding of the capital.Hagia SophiaRelated: The uprising destroyed the earlier cathedral on the site and prompted a new imperial commission.ProcopiusRelated: Procopius recounts the crisis that nearly drove Justinian from power.BelisariusRelated: Belisarius helped suppress the revolt, strengthening Justinian’s hold on power.Corpus Juris CivilisRelated: The riots preceded the compilation’s most ambitious phase during Justinian’s consolidation of power.Chariot racingRelated: Rival racing factions formed part of the setting for the revolt’s outbreak.Anthemius of TrallesRelated: The destruction of the earlier church created the occasion for a new Hagia Sophia.